ARMY BAD-DRIVING ALLEGATION REFUTED A RISING last week from a Parliamentary
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question to the Secretary of State for War about damage to agricultural property by 'troops in Army manceuvres, an allegation was made by Earl Winterton that much of the damage to roads and fences had ,nothing to do with manoeuvres, but was due to the fact that Army drivers were not taught how tO reverse properly.
" On the contrary," replied Sir James Grigg, " the experience of everyone who has been in the area in which the manoeuvres were going on has been that the road discipline of the Army is exceedingly good. I have had letters from Members of the House to that effect."
DEPARTMENTAL STORES BIG SAVING 'BY POOLING
AT a meeting of the comMittee of management of the Glasgow Departmental' Stores Delivery Pool, last week, a'report on the savings which have been effected by the co-ordination of Glasgow stores' transport was given by Councillor T. R. Patterson, chairman of the Scottish' Retail Drapers' Association. Although the Pool was formed only a year ago, Mr. Patterson said that the amount of petrol now used in delivery work showed a reduction of 92 per cent. on pie-war consumption. He stated also that 86 per cent, of the vehicleshad been laid up or withdrawn for more essential work, and, apart from internal despatch, 84 per cent, of the transport drivers and vanmen had been released.
These excellent figures, he said, were the result of an all-out effort to achieve economy on the part of the various concerns forming the Pool, backed by the willing collaboration of the public to carry home all portable purchases.
ANOTHER TYNE BRIDGE?
AMONG plans approved, in principle by Newcastle-on-Tyne City Council is one for the building of another Tyne ,bridge between St. Anthony's, Newcastle, and Heworth. This plan was mooted more than 10 years ago.
U.A.S. PLANNING BUS STATION FOR BLYTH
THE authority of the Ministry of Health is being sought by Blyt'h (Northumberland) Corporation for the sale . to United Automobile Services, Ltd., of an area of land known as Post Office Square, which it is proposed to lay out as a bus station. The square is, at present, used as an ornamental garden and for some years the roads surrounding it have been used as bus stops.
ROAD FUND NOT CONTRIBUTING TO TREASURY I N the House of Commons last week Mr. Thorne asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount of money had been paid over to the Treasury out of the Road Fund for the year 1942-43.
Sir Kingsley Wood replied that Mr. Thorne appeared to have overlooked the change made in 1936, under which the Road Fund had been "led," since April 1, 1937, with such grants from voted moneys as it required for the purpose of meeting its expenditure, and that no question of the Fund paying over money to the Treasury arose under the arrangements then introduced. R.T.O. SAYS DISPLAY A.T.D.'s NAME IN DRIVER'S CAB THAT operators should display in the cabs of :their vehicles the names of the authorized tyre dealers was suggested by Mr. • J. Warnock, regional tyre Officer, when addressing a meeting of Ormskirk motor users. . This, he said, would be of great assistance to the service stations if a_ repair became necessary. If there was a breakdown. the service station -would fit the vehicle with the minimum number of tyres ant tubes required to complete the journey: A service station was not allowed to re-equip a vehicle, as this was the job of the operator's authorized tyre dealer.
EDINBURGH GETS SANCTION TO BUY 38 NEW BUSES
SANCTION has been granted to Edinburgh Corporatioff by the Ministry of War Transport to make an addition to the war-time fleet of its transport department and authority has been granted for the purchase of 38 new ices.veh
HAULIERS' MUTUAL FEDERATION ACTIVE IN HUDDERSFIELD
LOCAL Members of Hauliers' Mutual Federation held a successful meeting in Huddersfield some days ago, when a local committee was formed' with the immediate object of increasing the membership of the Federation. This committee. comprises Mr. G. Rogers
(chairman) and "Messrs. , Denton, Brown, Ellis, Smith, Brooke, Sims, Murgatroyd, Hill, Peel, Fleming, Jowe,tt and Wood: it will hold its next meeting on April 15.